The Encyclia radiata (Lindl.) Dressler 1961 was primarily described by Sir John Lindley as Epidendrum radiatum Lindley 1841. 1961 Robert Louis Dressler, an american botanist, categorised this beautiful orchid as Encyclia radiata (Lindl.) Dressler 1961. In the year 1981 the name of the orchid species was changed in Anacheilium radiatum (Lindl.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V. Read More »
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The beautiful, but quite strange looking Encyclia cochleata Lemee 1955 orchid, is also classified as Anacheilium cochleatum Hoffmannsegg 1842. In common parlance, this orchid beauty from Middle- and South America, is called Octopus Orchid or Clamshell- or Cockle Shell Anacheilium. The epyphytic growing plant is native to Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, Brasil, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Read More »
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